Chapter 131 I am Ye Chen, eighteen years old
Qian Renxue, as the Young Master of Spirit Hall and the future Angel God, didn't covet Ye Chen's Spirit Bone. After all, her inherited Seraphim Spirit Bone set, which one wasn't of a higher grade than this?
Sha Long's exclamation immediately attracted Ye Chen's gaze.
Turning his head, Ye Chen found that besides Flender, Angel Miss was also there, and even her two Titled Douluo-level bodyguards were present.
Suddenly, Ye Chen almost flinched in fear.
Although he coveted Angel Miss, he didn't want to encounter Angel Miss so soon!
Especially since she must have discovered him absorbing his sixth spirit ring earlier. With Qian Renxue's desire for control, if he didn't join Spirit Hall today, it would probably be difficult to end well.
Putting away the bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone, Ye Chen's mind raced, thinking about how to overcome the current predicament.
"Little Brother Ye Chen, congratulations on obtaining a Spirit Bone!"
To leave a good impression on Ye Chen, Qian Renxue smiled.
"Ahem~, how about I give you this Spirit Bone and you let us go?"
Although Qian Renxue was beautiful and he coveted her greatly, Sha Long and Ci Xue's pressure on him was too immense. If he could escape with this Spirit Bone, Ye Chen would be willing to part with it.
After all, a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bone, in Ye Chen's value system, was only worth half a small target of gold coin.
"Oh? You're willing to part with it?"
Qian Renxue was a little surprised. A fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bone was extremely valuable. How could this Ye Chen just give it up?
"Miss is so beautiful, mere external possessions are fine to give to you."
If he could escape, giving up a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bone was fine. But Ye Chen was afraid that Qian Renxue wouldn't want the Spirit Bone, but rather him.
If he were strong enough in a few years, he would be more than willing, but unfortunately, his strength was insufficient now, and the initiative was not in his hands, so Ye Chen didn't feel very secure.
"Forget the Spirit Bone, Big Sister doesn't care for it. Little Brother, are you willing to join Spirit Hall?"
Qian Renxue invited Ye Chen with a smile.
"My name is Ye Chen, eighteen years old. May I know Miss's esteemed name?"
Although Ye Chen admitted he was tempted by Qian Renxue's peerless beauty, he didn't want to join Spirit Hall, so he immediately changed the subject.
If Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong of Spirit Hall were sane and wholeheartedly strived for the unification of the continent, then joining Spirit Hall and contributing to the peace of all beings on Douluo Continent would be fine.
However, although Bibi Dong was powerful, her mind was not normal. After the 'Secret Chamber Incident' that year, Bibi Dong was determined to lead Spirit Hall into a cesspit under her leadership.
Relying on the Rakshasa God Test as a fallback, Bibi Dong made enemies everywhere, resulting in a perfectly good hand being played terribly. In the end, she messed up, was counterattacked by Little San, and even lost her life, leading to the destruction of Spirit Hall. Ye Chen naturally wasn't willing to join.
Furthermore, he also subtly concealed his age. Although Ye Chen's true age was only 14, due to his high spirit power level and fast development, claiming to be 18 was not unacceptable.
"My name is Qian Renxue. Little Brother, you still haven't answered whether you're joining Spirit Hall!"
Qian Renxue, not yet affected by reduced intelligence, was incredibly intelligent and wouldn't be easily fooled by Ye Chen.
"I don't have a bad impression of Spirit Hall. If you want me to join, it's fine, as long as you can defeat me honorably! But if you can't defeat me, then let us go."
After a moment of thought, Ye Chen laid out his conditions.
Currently, Qian Renxue was not the future Angel God; her spirit ring configuration was relatively ordinary, at most a Spirit Saint. He figured that with the advantage of his spirit rings and Spirit Abilities, he should be able to defeat the 7-ring Qian Renxue.
"Very well, it's settled!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue nodded in satisfaction.
In her opinion, Ye Chen was just giving himself a way out.
With her strength as a 7-ring Soul Sage, her god-level Seraphim Spirit, and her Angelic Domain, she could even exchange a few blows with a bottom-tier Titled Douluo. A mere 6-ring Spirit Emperor would be easily dealt with.
"Ye Chen, Spirit: Pure Nether Bamboo Staff, Level 62 control system Spirit Emperor."
"Qian Renxue, Spirit: Seraphim, Level 71 attack system Spirit Saint."
"Little Brother Ye Chen, I'll go easy on you~"
Qian Renxue, full of confidence, said to Ye Chen.
"Then thank you, Big Sister Xue'er, but I hope Big Sister Xue'er will keep her promise later!"
Ye Chen gave Qian Renxue a meaningful look. Qian Renxue felt she was absolutely certain to win, but Ye Chen had even more confidence in his own strength.
"Oh? Do you really think you can defeat me?"
Qian Renxue was a little surprised. Where did Ye Chen get the confidence to defeat her across ranks?
If it were an ordinary 7-ring Spirit Saint, Qian Renxue felt that Ye Chen might have a chance, but if it were her, it would be absolutely impossible!
After all, her spirit rings had also reached or even surpassed the optimal spirit ring configuration, and the god-level Spirit: Seraphim, was not just for show.
However, despite this, Qian Renxue was prepared to go all out to avoid any unexpected mishaps.
"Angelic Domain!"
Qian Renxue let out a soft cry, and a Domain filled with light and sacred aura immediately bloomed, enveloping Ye Chen.
Instantly, Ye Chen, within the Angelic Domain, felt his strength suppressed by 10%, while Qian Renxue's aura surged by more than 30%.
Moreover, the Angelic Domain was filled with sacred energy, and his spirit power was constantly dissolving, along with a significant weakening of his sensory abilities.
It could be said that it was precisely because of the Angelic Domain that Qian Renxue's current strength could contend with a bottom-tier Titled Douluo; otherwise, even if she could challenge opponents across ranks, she would at most be equivalent to a Spirit Douluo.
"Pure Nether Domain, break!"
Just as Ye Chen was enveloped and suppressed by the Angelic Domain, he immediately activated the innate Domain that came with his Pure Nether Bamboo Staff Spirit.
A Domain radiating a white jade luster and filled with a pure and calming aura appeared, directly and forcefully breaking through Qian Renxue's Angelic Domain.
"!!!"
Qian Renxue immediately widened her eyes, never expecting that Ye Chen also possessed a Domain, and that Ye Chen's Domain could actually break through her Angelic Domain. This was outrageous!
Taking advantage of Qian Renxue's momentary daze, Ye Chen pressed his advantage. His fifth spirit ring flickered slightly, activating his ultimate move.
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Silence!"
A phantom Bamboo Staff swiftly flew out from Ye Chen, instantly descending above Qian Renxue's head.
"Second Spirit Ability, Void..."
Although Qian Renxue wasn't clear what type of Spirit Ability Ye Chen had activated, using a defensive Spirit Ability was definitely the right move.Chapter 132: 'Rise to Prominence' Qian Renxue
However, the Bamboo Staff phantom flew too fast, not giving Qian Renxue much time to react.
Her Second Spirit Ability, Void, hadn't even been activated before she took a solid hit to the forehead.
"Dong—"
A muffled thud was heard, and a small red lump appeared on Qian Renxue's smooth forehead, clearly indicating a hard knock.
And that wasn't the main point; when Qian Renxue regained her senses and tried to counterattack, she found that she couldn't use her Spirit Abilities.
Under normal circumstances, with her Soul Sage strength, challenging an ordinary Eight-Ring Soul Douluo across ranks would be absolutely no problem.
But in a state where she couldn't use her Spirit Abilities, being able to maintain the strength of an ordinary Six-Ring Spirit Emperor was already quite good.
After all, Qian Renxue wasn't like those hammer-wielding folks from the Clear Sky Sect; she didn't have much time to cultivate self-created Spirit Abilities.
The only thing she had cultivated was swordsmanship, but her Seraphim Spirit did not come with a weapon; it required her to use her Fifth Spirit Ability, Holy Sword. Now unable to use Spirit Abilities, it could be said that Qian Renxue's strength was crippled by eighty to ninety percent.
"What kind of Spirit Ability is this?"
Her beautiful eyes were filled with fury. Qian Renxue felt that Ye Chen's Spirit Ability was not only extremely insulting, specifically targeting people's foreheads, but its Spirit Ability effect was also particularly disgusting.
"Silence, it can restrict opponents from using Spirit Abilities."
"Damn it~!"
Qian Renxue gritted her silver teeth, not expecting Ye Chen to have such a powerful Spirit Ability. Restricting a Spirit Master from using Spirit Abilities was simply infuriating.
"Sister Xue'er, aren't you going to admit defeat?"
Ye Chen said with a smile.
"Hmph~, I will never admit defeat!"
Qian Renxue's personality was inherently strong-willed. For her to actively admit defeat? Impossible!
Besides, in Qian Renxue's opinion, such a powerful Spirit Ability must have many restrictions. She figured the Silence effect wouldn't last long, and as long as she could hold out until it ended, she still had a chance to turn the tables.
"Tsk~, then I apologize! First Spirit Ability, Imprisonment!"
Instantly, Ye Chen continued to activate his First Spirit Ability.
Another Bamboo Staff phantom flew out, once again striking Qian Renxue's forehead.
"Dong—"
Another small lump appeared on Qian Renxue's smooth forehead, directly stunning her. Moreover, it was perfectly symmetrical with the previous lump, making her look quite 'distinguished'.
When Qian Renxue recovered from her daze, she found that not only could she not use her Spirit Abilities, but her body was also imprisoned and unable to move.
And at this moment, Ye Chen had already arrived in front of her.
'Damn it, how can there be such a disgusting Spirit Ability!'
Though her body couldn't move, Qian Renxue's mind could still work, and she thought with bitter resentment.
"Sister Xue'er, you concede!"
Ye Chen cupped his hands towards Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue: "..."
"Since Sister Xue'er isn't speaking, that means she admits defeat. Dean Flender, let's go!"
Immediately, Ye Chen called out to Flender, who was still in a daze in the distance.
"Right, right, right, let's go~"
Watching Ye Chen defeat Qian Renxue so decisively, Flender snapped out of his daze, realizing that now was not the time to be stunned; getting away was the priority.
Before leaving, looking at Qian Renxue's peerless face, Ye Chen's perverted soul stirred, and he couldn't resist kissing her pretty face, acting like a hooligan.
Fortunately, due to the line of sight, Ye Chen's little action was not seen by Sha Long and Ci Xue, otherwise Ye Chen would definitely have been done for today.
"Sister Xue'er, see you again~"
Waving his hand, under Qian Renxue's furious gaze, Ye Chen was carried by Flender into the air, and the two began to flee.
Ye Chen and Flender began to flee, and Sha Long and Ci Xue, due to the agreement Qian Renxue had made earlier, and her current Silence, did not act on their own initiative to stop the two from leaving.
After the two left, Sha Long stepped forward and said to Qian Renxue in confusion, "Young Master, are we just letting them go?"
The motionless Qian Renxue: "..."
"Uh, Young Master, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Qian Renxue staring blankly ahead, Sha Long was puzzled and waved his hand in front of Qian Renxue's eyes.
Hmm, still no reaction.
"Young Master~, Young Master?"
Sha Long pushed Qian Renxue.
It would have been better if he hadn't pushed her; with that push, Qian Renxue was directly toppled over.
With a "bang—", Qian Renxue's back of the head hit the ground directly, and unfortunately, there was a stone on the ground.
It was only because a Spirit Master's physical quality far exceeded that of ordinary people, otherwise, just that one hit could have caused serious injury.
But even so, Qian Renxue should have even more 'distinguished' bumps on her head now.
"Damn it, Sha Long, what are you doing?!"
Ci Xue on the side immediately grew anxious. What was going on? Had this snake-playing Sha Long eaten the guts of a bear and leopard? How dare he push the Young Master to the ground?
At this, Sha Long realized something was wrong.
It seemed that his Young Master hadn't spoken since Ye Chen hit her twice on the forehead? Could her head have been damaged?
Immediately, Sha Long quickly helped Qian Renxue up, preparing to check her condition.
However, just then, Qian Renxue finally broke free from the control and returned to normal.
"Hiss~"
Qian Renxue, now free from control, immediately gasped, as another large lump had appeared on the back of her head.
Then, she thought of Ye Chen's good deeds and gritted her teeth in hatred.
This hateful Ye Chen! She had kindly invited him to join Spirit Hall, but he not only gave her two lumps on her forehead but also dared to act like a hooligan and take advantage of her. He was simply too detestable!
In all her life, this was the first time she had suffered a loss!
"Young Master, are you alright?"
Sha Long asked cautiously from the side.
"Hmph~"
It would have been better if Sha Long hadn't spoken; as soon as he did, Qian Renxue immediately remembered Sha Long's 'good deeds' and let out a cold snort, glaring fiercely at him.
She used to think Ci Xue was foolish enough, but she never expected this Sha Long to be even more stupid. She was being bullied, and he didn't even know to step in and stop Ye Chen.
Now look, the person had already run far away, and with Flender being a flying-type Spirit Master, the three of them definitely couldn't keep up.
"Why didn't you stop them?"
Qian Renxue said to the two unhappily.
"Uh~, Young Master, didn't you agree earlier that if you lost, you would let the two of them go?"
Sha Long said with a puzzled expression.
"You~"
Upon hearing this explanation, Qian Renxue was furious.
"Besides, Young Master, you didn't say anything, did you~"
Sha Long quietly defended himself.
Although Sha Long's defense was very soft, Qian Renxue was a Soul Sage after all, and her ears were very sharp, so she naturally heard him.
"Go to hell~! How could I have such a stupid subordinate as you?!"
If it weren't for Sha Long being a Titled Douluo, Qian Renxue might have dragged him out and beheaded him.
'Did I say something wrong? No, I didn't! Indeed, women are all unreasonable; the ancients truly didn't deceive me!'
Sha Long thought to himself.Chapter 133 Soul Bone Skill: Endless Blood Vine
Above the Star Dou Great Forest, Flender was taking Ye Chen and running at full speed.
"Kid, you're bold enough!"
Seeing that no one was chasing them from behind, Flender couldn't help but say to Ye Chen.
"What, what?"
Flender's nonsensical remark left Ye Chen a bit confused.
"Tsk~, you kid are still playing dumb with me. I saw it before, when you left, you took advantage of her. Aren't you afraid that Spirit Hall's experts will come knocking?"
As he spoke, a look of disdain appeared on Flender's face.
Although Ye Chen's movements were very fast at the time, and due to the line of sight, Sha Long and Ci Xue didn't see it, Flender saw it clearly.
"Heh~, I, Ye Chen, am not easily scared! If Spirit Hall wants me to join, how can it be without paying a price?"
Ye Chen wasn't afraid of this. The little trick he pulled, Qian Renxue, with her strong personality, would most likely not speak of it.
Moreover, Qian Renxue still needed to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire as a spy, so she basically wouldn't come knocking.
Besides, even if she did come knocking, at most he would just suffer a bit and let her get even? He wouldn't suffer any loss anyway!
"Tsk tsk, you kid are simply a scumbag!"
Flender shook his head speechlessly.
Ye Chen's talent was good, but he was a bit too flirtatious. Three girlfriends in the Academy weren't enough, he still had to flirt around outside. Unlike him, he was very loyal in relationships, only wanting Erlong in this life.
It was also a good thing he didn't have a daughter, otherwise, he would have to be on guard.
"Heh heh~, I don't talk to a fifty-something-year-old virgin."
Ye Chen immediately retorted.
This remark made Flender so angry that he almost threw Ye Chen out of the sky. So what if I'm a virgin? Am I eating your family's rice?
Afterward, Ye Chen ignored Flender and began to check the changes in his 'cheat son' after advancing.
Previously, when Ye Chen's spirit power level was still a Five-Ring Soul King, his 'cheat son' would give him 10 gold coins each time. Now, after advancing to a Six-Ring Spirit Emperor, the amount given each time directly doubled to 20 gold coins.
Just by lying around every day, Ye Chen could earn over 1.7 million gold coins. In a year, just from his 'cheat son's' filial piety, he could collect over six small goals worth of gold coins.
The 'small goal' of Ye Chen's nine gold spirit rings and a full set of million-year Spirit Bones was one step closer.
He thought that even Ning Fengzhi, a big tycoon, wouldn't be as efficient at making money as him, right? And Ye Chen got it just by lying down, without needing to put in any effort.
'I hope Douluo Continent won't be plunged into inflation by me~'
Secretly sighing at his 'money-making' efficiency, Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction and opened his attribute panel.
Instantly, a light screen invisible to others appeared in Ye Chen's line of sight.
[Attribute Panel]
[Host: Ye Chen]
[spirit power: Level 62]
[Spirit: Pure Nether Bamboo Staff]
[spirit rings: Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black]
[First Spirit Ability, Imprisonment]
[Second Spirit Ability, Fixed Awareness]
[Third Spirit Ability, Banning God]
[Fourth Spirit Ability, Blindness]
[Fifth Spirit Ability, Silence]
[Sixth Spirit Ability, Weakness]
[Spirit Bones: Creation Green Lotus (external Spirit Bone), Thorn Iron Tree Left Arm Bone]
[Domain: Pure Nether Domain]
Because the sixth spirit ring he had just attached was over fifty thousand years old, it contained vast spirit power. After attaching it, Ye Chen's spirit power level directly advanced to Level 62 Spirit Emperor.
And the sixth Spirit Ability, Weakness, had a similar effect to the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine's innate Spirit Ability.
It could apply a Weakness status to the opponent, reducing their strength. The stronger the opponent, the worse the effect, and vice versa, the weaker the opponent, the better the effect.
Moreover, the sixth Spirit Ability could complement the previous Spirit Abilities.
After all, if the enemy's strength was weakened, the duration of the control effects of the first five Spirit Abilities would definitely increase significantly, making it easier for Ye Chen to challenge opponents above his level.
This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was a fruitful one for Ye Chen.
Not only did he obtain the sixth spirit ring, but he also got a Spirit Bone. Needless to say, Ye Chen would naturally use this bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone himself.
With the bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone, plus the existing Thorn Iron Tree Left Arm Bone, Ye Chen currently lacked a Head Spirit Bone, Torso Spirit Bone, Left Leg Bone, and Right Leg Bone among the six normal Spirit Bone slots.
For these four missing Spirit Bones, Ye Chen had a rough plan.
He remembered that in the Soul Master Competition, the academy team that won the championship would receive three Spirit Bones.
Among them, there was a fifty-thousand-year-old Mind Condensing Wisdom Skull, which was of good quality, and Ye Chen planned to take it for himself.
As for the remaining three Spirit Bone slots, Ye Chen planned to hunt ten-thousand-year plant-type Spirit Beasts when he needed to attach the seventh, eighth, and ninth spirit rings, which would just complete a full set of Spirit Bones.
As for whether he could find ten-thousand-year plant-type Spirit Beasts, Ye Chen didn't need to worry. Even if he couldn't find them in the Star Dou Great Forest, Ye Chen would have a way.
In addition, this harvest was not just a bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone; he also 'picked up' an unknown Left Leg Bone. He would study it when he returned to see which Spirit Beast it belonged to and which of his girls it would be suitable for.
Besides these two Spirit Bones, Ye Chen's biggest gain was meeting the Angel Miss.
Hmm, and he also took advantage of her.
He hoped that the next time they met, the Angel Miss wouldn't be holding the Holy Sword to chop him.
...
Ten days later, Flender and Ye Chen returned to Shrek Academy.
The reason it took ten days to return was that Ye Chen and Flender deliberately hid in the outer areas of the Star Dou Great Forest for a few days.
Ye Chen knew that Qian Renxue and her two companions left the Star Dou Great Forest in the same direction as him, both returning to Heaven Dou City.
If they returned by the original route, there was a possibility of encountering them. For safety's sake, he dragged Flender to hide in the Star Dou Great Forest for a few days, waiting for Qian Renxue to leave the Star Dou Great Forest before setting off for their return.
Upon returning to the Academy, Ye Chen immediately went back to his residence and began to refine the bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone.
He had been traveling before, so Ye Chen hadn't had time to absorb the Spirit Bone. Now that he had returned to the Academy, it was naturally time to do so.
A few hours later, the bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone was completely refined by Ye Chen. His spirit power level, which had just advanced, also increased by more than one level, reaching the peak of Level 63, and was very close to Level 64.
After some testing, Ye Chen discovered that the Soul Bone Skill of this bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone, Endless Blood Vines, had a good effect.
Soul Bone Skill: Endless Blood Vines. Driven by spirit power, it can condense blood vines similar to the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine's main body. The more spirit power consumed, the greater the number of blood vines, and vice versa, the fewer.
These blood vines could not only entangle and control but also be used to whip enemies, causing considerable attack damage.
In addition, the blood vines could also draw the opponent's blood, causing the opponent to die from massive blood loss, and could even provide self-cultivation through extensive blood absorption.
Hmm, this was a proper Evil Spirit Ability.
If Ye Chen hadn't consumed an Immortal Herb and his talent had already transformed, allowing him to cultivate steadily at a decent pace without needing to take a crooked path, then through this Soul Bone Skill, Ye Chen would definitely become a proper Evil Soul Master in the future, with a very high chance of being judged!
He estimated that Slaughter City would be his final destination!
Of course, it was also possible that he would be killed by Spirit Hall's experts before he even managed to escape to Slaughter City.Chapter 134 Qian Renxue's Target
Then, seeing that the balance in his personal vault was sufficient, Ye Chen directly bought five black Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Bone Age Enhancement Cards from the System Shop.
The age of this bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone was just over fifty thousand years; it only needed to be enhanced by nearly fifty thousand more years to transform into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Bone.
Moreover, after its age was increased to one hundred thousand years, the effect of the Soul Bone Skill: Endless Blood Vines would become even more powerful.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone Skill was equivalent to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ability. Even if Ye Chen's level was a bit low, and the power he exerted was far from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ability used by a Titled Douluo, its power would definitely still be astonishing.
With the integration of the five black Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Bone Age Enhancement Cards, the bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone transformed into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Bone.
The increase in the Spirit Bone's age also boosted Ye Chen's spirit power level significantly, reaching level 65 Spirit Emperor.
In other words, a Hundred-Thousand-Year bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone increased Ye Chen's spirit power by about 3 levels.
At this point, Ye Chen possessed the Hundred-Thousand-Year external Spirit Bone: Creation Green Lotus, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Thorn Iron Tree Left Arm Bone, and the Hundred-Thousand-Year bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone.
It could be said that, on the current Douluo Continent, no Spirit Master except Bibi Dong possessed so many Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones.
...
Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou City, within the Crown Prince's Mansion.
"Have you found out the background of that Ye Chen?"
Qian Renxue frowned and asked Sha Long.
"This… Young Master, we haven't found much information about Ye Chen."
Sha Long was a bit embarrassed.
"What are the intelligence agents doing? They can't even find out about one Ye Chen?"
Qian Renxue was somewhat displeased. If they couldn't even investigate one person, what was the use of them?
"Young Master, this Ye Chen seems not to have registered at the Spirit Hall in various places, so there isn't much information for the time being."
Earlier in the Star Dou Great Forest, Ye Chen had mentioned he was 'eighteen years old,' so Sha Long naturally investigated based on that age and Ye Chen's Qingjing Bamboo Staff Spirit.
Due to the incorrect age, and the fact that the Qingjing Bamboo Staff Spirit evolved later, Spirit Hall naturally couldn't find out much in a short period.
Of course, Spirit Hall was ultimately the largest Spirit Master organization on the continent; if they put in the effort, they could certainly uncover everything about Ye Chen.
"Then what have you found out? Don't tell me there's no news at all!"
Qian Renxue glared at Sha Long. If Sha Long dared to say 'nothing,' she intended to send Sha Long back to Spirit City.
She, Qian Renxue, did not need such incompetent and foolish subordinates, not even a Titled Douluo!
"Yes, yes, but…"
"Stop stammering, just say it directly!"
"Yes! Young Master, according to the intelligence, it seems impossible for our Spirit Hall to recruit Ye Chen."
"Hmm? What's going on?"
Qian Renxue frowned. She would not give up on Ye Chen.
Ye Chen not only had powerful talent, becoming a Six-Ring Spirit Emperor at a young age, but more importantly, he had taken advantage of her. She couldn't just let this loss go; she had to bring him under her command, thoroughly squeeze out his remaining value, and make him shine for her.
"Young Master, this Ye Chen is very promiscuous. At Shrek Academy, he has three girlfriends, one of whom is Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi's daughter."
Ye Chen was a student at Shrek Academy, and he had three exceptionally beautiful girlfriends. Many students in the academy were aware of this, making it easy to discover.
"Three girlfriends?"
Qian Renxue's eyes widened. She hadn't expected Ye Chen to be juggling three relationships? He was quite the playboy! What was even more infuriating was that he dared to provoke her even with three girlfriends already?
"By the way, you said Ning Rongrong is also Ye Chen's girlfriend? My teacher would agree to that?"
Suddenly, Qian Renxue thought of the key point.
"Young Master, Ning Fengzhi should have agreed. He once took Gu Rong to Shrek Academy. We don't know the specific details, but Ning Rongrong is still Ye Chen's girlfriend."
Sha Long also admired Ye Chen somewhat.
Ning Fengzhi was the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. With two other girlfriends, Ye Chen could still get Ning Fengzhi to accept him as a future son-in-law and win over the eldest daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—that was outrageous!
Qian Renxue: "..."
'Damn it, this little thief is so promiscuous. I must teach him a good lesson when the time comes!'
Qian Renxue thought, gritting her teeth secretly.
"Have the intelligence agents continue to investigate. We must uncover everything about this Ye Chen!"
Qian Renxue gave the order to Sha Long.
"Yes, Young Master!"
...
Shrek Academy.
As soon as Ye Chen finished upgrading the bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone, Flender called him to the Dean's office.
"Dean Flender, you were looking for me?"
Upon entering the office, Ye Chen didn't stand on ceremony with Flender at all. He poured himself a cup of tea and then plopped down on the sofa.
"Yes, our Shrek Academy must participate in the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. There's only half a year left until the competition begins, so I plan to select team members and start intensive training."
Flender said to Ye Chen.
This was Shrek Academy's first time participating in the Soul Master Competition, and with Ye Chen as their trump card, Flender greatly desired to win this Soul Master Competition to establish Shrek Academy's reputation.
"Intensive training? Who are the members of our Shrek Team?"
"I've already decided on the main team members: you, Xiao Wu, Rongrong, Zhuqing, Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun. As for the substitutes, we'll select a few from within the academy."
The seven were all from Soto City's Shrek Academy, so Flender naturally favored his original students. Even without that connection, these seven were currently the students with the highest spirit power levels in the academy.
Ma Hongjun and Oscar were both level 39 Spirit Elders and would soon break through to Four-Ring Spirit Ancestors.
Dai Mubai had broken through not long ago and was now a level 41 Spirit Ancestor, Ning Rongrong was a level 43 Spirit Ancestor, Zhu Zhuqing was a level 45 Spirit Ancestor, Xiao Wu was a Five-Ring Soul King, and Ye Chen was a Six-Ring Spirit Emperor.
With this lineup for their Shrek Academy, how could their Shrek Academy possibly lose this Soul Master Competition?
After all, according to the standards of previous Soul Master Competitions, the participating members of various academies were basically Four-Ring Spirit Ancestors, with Five-Ring Soul Kings appearing occasionally in a few sessions, but definitely not many.
With Ye Chen, a Six-Ring Spirit Emperor, wouldn't winning the championship be a piece of cake?
In fact, what Flender didn't know was that Xiao Wu was already a level 59 Soul King and would soon be able to break through to a Six-Ring Spirit Emperor.
"The others are fine, but I don't want to team up with Dai Mubai."
He, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were essential. Oscar and Ma Hongjun were his younger brothers, so they were also fine. But Dai Mubai was different; he was a class enemy, and Ye Chen had no intention of bringing him to the competitionChapter 135 Suppression from Ye Chen
"Uh~, I know you have a conflict with Dai Mubai because of Zhuqing, but I can't find any other suitable main team members in the Academy."
Flender was a bit helpless. He also knew that the two had a bad relationship, or rather, a very bad one, but the problem was that he couldn't find anyone else.
"Dean Flender, I'll be frank with you. Even if you find a one-ring Spirit Master, that's fine, but Dai Mubai, I absolutely will not agree!"
As long as Ye Chen was in the Shrek Team, there would absolutely be no place for Dai Mubai.
Hmm, if Dai Mubai was in, then he would just quit!
"This~"
Flender was in a difficult position. As the Dean of Shrek Academy, he couldn't just cast aside Dai Mubai because of Ye Chen's bad relationship with him, could he? That would be unfair.
"Dean Flender, where is our Shrek Academy operating now?"
Seeing Flender's hesitation, Ye Chen thought for a moment and decided to try to persuade him.
"What do you mean?"
Flender was a bit confused.
"Dean Flender, think about it, we are currently operating in the Heaven Dou Empire.
With the strength of our Shrek Team, winning the championship of this Soul Master Competition for the Heaven Dou Empire is basically a sure thing.
And the grudges between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, I'm sure you know about them.
Dai Mubai is a prince of the Star Luo Empire. If he participates in the team and a Star Luo prince represents the Heaven Dou Empire to win the championship, how could Emperor Xue Ye not feel uncomfortable if that news got out? He might even make things difficult for you in the future!"
If Dai Mubai were just an ordinary person, it wouldn't be a big deal, but he was a prince of the Star Luo Empire.
Letting him participate and then Shrek winning the championship, wouldn't it make the Heaven Dou Empire seem like it had no capable people if that news got out?
If someone twisted the facts, it might even be spread that the Heaven Dou Empire was able to win the Soul Master Competition because of the Star Luo Empire!
"Hmm~, you're right."
After some thought, Flender felt that Ye Chen was right. Shrek Academy was, after all, operating in the Heaven Dou Empire, and it was right in Heaven Dou City. They still had to give face to the Heaven Dou Empire.
"So, our Shrek Team should best not let Dai Mubai join. Anyway, there are other students in the Academy.
And don't worry, before the Soul Master Competition begins, Xiao Wu will also be able to break through to Spirit Emperor. Even if this team member's strength is a bit weaker than Dai Mubai's, our Shrek Academy can still win the championship!"
Ye Chen patted his chest and guaranteed to Flender.
"Oh? Xiao Wu can also break through?"
Immediately, Flender's eyes lit up.
If Xiao Wu could break through, it would mean that Shrek Academy's competition team would have two Spirit Emperor-level members.
Although Ye Chen and Xiao Wu, at such a young age, could become six-ring Spirit Emperors, it wasn't because Shrek Academy taught them well. But to outsiders, as long as these two came from Shrek Academy, it would represent Shrek Academy's excellence and its ability to cultivate super geniuses.
"Hmm, in a few days at the earliest, or a month at most."
"Haha, good! That's great!"
Flender was very excited. At this moment, he was already fantasizing about Shrek Academy winning the Soul Master Competition, and then many geniuses within the Heaven Dou Empire eagerly signing up for enrollment.
"Dean Flender, there's something I want to clarify.
During the Soul Master Competition, Xiao Wu will disguise herself as a Spirit King. You absolutely must not expose her true strength, lest it attract suppression from other major powers."
Ye Chen understood the principle that a tall tree catches the wind.
Originally, he had also thought about using a disguise necklace to hide a major rank, but last time in the Star Dou Great Forest, Qian Renxue found out, so Ye Chen no longer had any intention of hiding.
If Qian Renxue knew, then it meant Spirit Hall also knew, so hiding would be meaningless.
As for other powers, Ye Chen didn't take them to heart. With the strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it was enough to protect his growth.
The reason Ye Chen didn't prepare to give up participating in the Soul Master Competition was because this competition was different from before. Spirit Hall had invested heavily, offering three Spirit Bones as a reward for the champion team, and Ye Chen was reluctant to give them up.
In fact, the championship reward this time was particularly generous, and there was an inside story.
These three Spirit Bones were originally intended by Bibi Dong for Spirit Hall's Golden Generation trio, but the worshipping Elders felt that the three had not made any significant contributions and did not agree to give them directly.
Coupled with Bibi Dong feeling that Spirit Hall was sure to win this time, she decided to take out these three Spirit Bones as a formality.
And this just gave Ye Chen an opportunity to intercept them.
"Hmm, I understand!
In that case, since Dai Mubai isn't participating, I'll let Tai Long join the team, and then pick three substitutes to form the Shrek Team."
"Tai Long?"
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. This seemed to be Tang Da Chui's loyal servant, the grandson of 'Titan' Tai Tan, right?
Unlike in the original story, Tai Tan didn't dare to harass Xiao Wu.
After all, Sister Xiao Wu was now the Big Sister of Shrek Academy. Although she looked soft and cute, she was actually a violent rabbit. Any student in the Academy, no matter who they were, had to respectfully call her Sister Xiao Wu when they saw her.
"That's right, Tai Long's Spirit is the Vigorous Ape, and his spirit power level has also reached level 37 Spirit Elder. He might even increase one spirit power level by then, so his strength isn't too weak."
"That's fine. You can arrange it as you see fit. As for the intensive training, let Zhuqing and Rongrong go train. Xiao Wu and I won't participate."
Let alone bringing six teammates, even if Ye Chen went to the Soul Master Competition alone, the championship would be a sure thing.
After all, the strongest Spirit Hall Team only had four Spirit Ancestors plus three Spirit Kings.
Although the siblings Xie Yue and Hu Liena had the Spirit Fusion Skill: Demonic Charm, the strength of Demonic Charm was only at the level of a high-level Spirit Emperor. Dealing with it was not too simple.
"That works too!"
After thinking for a moment, Flender agreed.
The gap in strength levels was too great. There wasn't much point in Ye Chen and Xiao Wu participating in the intensive training.
Subsequently, Flender notified the other five people to train for team chemistry.
And Dai Mubai, who had originally wanted to participate in the Soul Master Competition, immediately suffered a critical hit when he saw that he wasn't included.
If everyone in the Shrek Team was stronger than him, he would have accepted it, but Tai Long, a mere Spirit Elder, actually replaced him, a Spirit Ancestor. This was blatant discrimination.
"Damn it! Flender, that old geezer, actually won't let me participate?"
In the dormitory, Dai Mubai started cursing.
"It's all that Ye Chen! How dare he target me like this! If I don't get revenge for this, I'm not a man!"
Dai Mubai felt that his exclusion from the Soul Master Competition was definitely Ye Chen's fault.
Unfortunately, Dai Mubai had no way to deal with Ye Chen.
After all, this wasn't the Star Luo Empire, and his identity as a Star Luo Empire prince wasn't effective in the Heaven Dou Empire.